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3. Review of Current UGV Efforts
3. Review of Current UGV Efforts
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the Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center UGV follower Advanced Technology Demonstration and (2) the Army Research Laboratory Semiautonomous Robotics for the Future Combat Systems.
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used for the DEMO II and DEMO III UGV demonstrations (see DOD Joint Robotics program)
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The resultant software products for manned and unmanned teaming will be available in FY03 and may provide valuable information to UGV developers by means of lessons learned. OTHER INITIATIVES Joint Robotics Program The DOD is actively developing special-purpose robotic UGVs for such applications as range and mine clearance, force protection, breaching, neutralization of ordnance and explosives devices, and reconnaissance, among others (DOD, 2001~.
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Its work on UGVs is managed primarily by the Unmanned Ground Vehicles/Systems Joint Project Office, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; the Air Force Research Laboratory, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; and the Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, Michigan. Several programs managed under the Joint Robotics Program umbrella include technologies with a potential for FCS UGVs: .
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Demo 111 Program The Demo III program is a technology base effort begun under the DOD Joint Robotics Program being conducted by the Army Research Laboratory and its government and industry partners. The program has been focused on developing and demonstrating technology that can provide supervised autonomous mobility in an unstructured environment.
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The UCAV program, along with other Air Force programs to improve the early Predator and Global Hawk UAVs, will rely on many of the same technology developments in perception, planning, human-robot interaction, and communications that are needed by UGV systems. Air Force Unmannecl Grouncl Systems Air Force UGV efforts, including those managed under the Joint Robotics Program, are centered at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
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The Advanced Robotic Modules and Systems project and the Autonomous Vehicles Technologies project are conducted with industry partners and the University of Florida. These programs currently address vehicle positioning sensors, path planning, vehicle control, and modular architecture development and integration.
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Department of Energy Initiatives The DOE has mobile robotics programs at several of its national laboratories as well as within the DOE University Research Program in Robotics (URPR)
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This gap in the R&D continuum must be bridged to concentrate the spectrum of efforts that will develop UGV technologies and systems. Many of the same industry teams that have participated in the Joint Robotics, Demo III, and PerceptOR programs, for example, are also part of the recently established Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance (CTA)
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More recently, DaimlerChrysler in Germany has announced that it is developing an active IR night vision system that depends on active IR illumination of the driving scene by the vehicle (Scientific American, 2001b)
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As semiautonomous and autonomous unmanned ground vehicles are further developed, it will become possible to replace personnel as well in such noncombat tasks as guard duty and logistic vehicle driving. Most importantly, as robotics technologies continue to develop both in commercial and military programs, the prospect of enhancing individual soldier performance becomes a real possibility.
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This section provides the basis for the answer to Task Statement Question 3.c in Box 3-4.
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